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C7nid oLwe! By DOROTHEA BRANDE A case of failure which can be found in almost every town and village in the country, is the fail ure of the sort that is not only treated tenderly, but often looked upon as being in some vague way much nobler and finer than any success. The particular case to i which I refer was that of a man | with a good mind, noted for his | integrity and yet not without a i vein of good Yankee ingenuity, j He lived and died in the small ; - town of his birth. Not because he loved it loyally and wanted noth ing better; his reading was always j of travel and adventure, and he j continually spoke wistfully of countries and places he had never . seen. Not that he had no oppor- 1 tunity ? opportunity came and tri- ? ed to hound him into activity. L He was the manager of a branch I store of a large business, and so satisfactory at it that he was of- 1 fered a similar position In a larger I city, at a correspondingly better j salary. He accepted with joy; then I within two days he wrote a letter saying that he had reconsidered, J that be did not believe that he , could fill the better position. His 1 timidity grew on him. A few years later he was com-ji batting every improved method that his firm tried to introduce, afraid to try the new ways. A little later he was such an obstruc tionist -4hat his firm retired hitnjl on a minute pension, and he be- ! i came the town's lovable home-" spun philosopher. Let us be perfectly plain about one point: to hold that honest sue- 1 cess is in some way ignoble is one of two things ? pretense or can't There is a tyrannical effort to im pose this fallacy on us. arising perhaps from a confusion of. the. mere word "success'' with the idea of a great fortune arrived at by fair means or foul. But that there is anything ignoble in accomplish ing well what one sets out to do. and in receiving in return just re wards. Another interesting case is that of a well-known man. Many who know him by his name would pro test loudly at his appearance here incognito as an illustration of the. Will to Fail at work. He is a writer, and the son of a writer. Front tb* fiitH lt?4ww ln < n nnd'1'' such a fortunate star that he knows almost nothing of the long struggle for recognition wiiich is so often the prelude to a literary career. Nevertheless, at one "and the same time he lives in terror of failure and in the grip of an in stinct which seems to drive him in that direction. He will not work until he is desperate for money; then he will write like mad. tiring himself till he is poisoned with fatigue, and acts afterwards like a convalescent. Yet this tormented man recur rently has an experience which might,- if he could comprehend it. show him the way out of his dilem- t ma: when he is at last desperate 1 for money, when he cannot go any longer on credit or the indulgence - of bis friends, or his reputation, when, in short, he has the courage of desperation, he writes material which is immediately accepted. 1 Instead of drawing the workable conclusion from this fact, he has made it an item of superstition: only work done, as he says, "at the thirteenth hour." is ever lucky for him' So he continues on his treadmill. Have you ever looked back and thought, "If I had done this or that five years ago I'd be better off now?" But the opportunity was there; why didn't you see it? Are you sure that, the Will to Fail is not operating in your own life every day t INCREASING The number pf Buncombe Coun ty farmers participating in the Agricultural Conservation pro gram has jumped from 540 in 1936 to 3,400 in 1939, reports C. Y. Tilson, farm Agent. ADMINISTRATRIX NOTICE '? Having qualified as Administrai- il trix, c.t.a of the estate of W. H. Tharrington. dec'd.. late of Frank lin County, North Carolina, this Is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceas ed to exhibit them to the under signed on or before the 28th day of April, 1940, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recov ery. All persons Indebted to Bald estate will please make immediate payment. This 27th day of April, 193*. MAGGIE F. THARRINGTON. APEX, N. C. Office days every Saturday and Monday. Hoarn for eye examination: Saturday 9 a. m. tQ ? p. as. Monday Da. n. W Noon. Otber days by appointment ?aly Writ* or Phone No. 10. FACTS ON KEEPING THE LAWN Much progress hag been made towards improving lawns, but in many cases Hie foundations of suc cessful lawn development and maintenance have been overlook ed. Developing a good lawn and maintaining it requires careful grading, drainage, good soil, pro per fertilization, and systematic mowing. ? - ann/^inn 10 SmnArtont 4- ft (lUfri giauiug 10 liujiuiiuui iw | give an interesting effect. Drain age is necessary to adapt t'he soil to the requirements of the lawn grasses, siuce most of them do not thrive on poorly drained soils. A good soil Js also essential, but moat any soil well prepared and supplied with the essential plant* foods may be used successfully. After the soil is well prepared, the fertilizer should be worked into the upper four inches of soil, and the seed broadcast, or the sod transplanted. In the case of permanent lawn grasses, t'he seed should be planted in the spring after the danger of frost is past, and then rolled with a light roller to insure a good stand. If sod is used, it may be transplanted at most) any season of the year, pro vided there is sufficient moisture in the soil to insure growth. It should be covered so as to leave a smooth surface for mowing. The most common failure in maintaining a lawn is the lack of proper fertilization. An annual spring application of a good com plete fertilizer, such as the 4-8-8 pr 6-8-8 mixtures, and frequent light applications of nitrogenous Fertilizer during the growing sea son. are found to-be the best fer :ilizer treatment for lawns. In many cases a fall application of lomplet-e fertilizer is advisable for fertilizing shrubs, and winter grasses seeded in the fall. The complete fertilizer, if applied in the spring only, should be applied at the rate of from thirty to forty pounds per 1.000 square feet of lawn. If applied in two applica tions. spring and fall, one halt this amount may be used at each application. ly organic salts of high concentra tion and capable of "burning" the grasses, if improperly applied. Therefore, if possible, scatter the fertilizer just before or during a rain, or follow the application by thoroughly watering. Mowing the lawn is also import ant in keeping it in a vigorous state of growth. In the summer it s well to keep the lawn one and me half to two inches long. When he grass has grown an additional nch to one and one half inchas t is again ready for mowing. EXPORTS Exports of American wheat' and lour since last July have totaled t01.300.000 bushels. rudratial FARM LOANS J Low Interest J Lone Term / Pair Appraisal 4 Prompt Service W. L. LUMPKIN Correspondent LOUISBURG, N. 0. Prepare Early FOR SPRING Reliable serrlco of Quality aid Distillation to offered to you for your DRY CLEANING and BHOB REPAIRING, at oar new location where we are better equipped to Mrre you. NOTE ? We hare added a SHOE SHOP to oar business BKXME MANN , Hipcrt Shoe Repairer. rail Is Phone 440-1 SERVICE DRY CLEANERS AND SHOE SHOP F. C. Hlght E. Nash St. Loutobarg. N. C. CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION! ANNOUNCED The United States Civil Service ( Commission has announced an . open competitive examination for. the position of alphabetic card-! punch operator, $1,260 a year. Ap-, plications will be accepted not la ter than May 15 if received from States east of Colorado, and not later than May 18 If received from Colorado and States westward. Applicants must have had at least 2 months of full-time paid experience in operating card-punch machines. They must have reached their 18th but must not have pass ed their 53rd birthday. Full information may be obtain ed from J. A. Wheless, secretary \ of the U. S. Civil Service Board of ] Examiners, at the post office in' this city, or from tlie Secretary of tihe U. S. Civil Service Board of Examiners at any first or second class post office. ! You have a free country as long as everyone in it is allowed to say it is. RENEW YOlJK SUBSCRIPTieN! PLEASED Harnett County growers appear to be pleased with their checks I for participation in the 1938 agri ' cultural conservation program, [reports C. R. Aramons, (arm agent. The reason there is so much law breaking today, is probably be cause there are so many more laws to break. EXPERIMENT Rochester, Mew York, has been selected as the first of a halt-dozen cities in which the new food stamp plan for distributing surpluses to relief families through normal channels of trade will be started. I Most anybody will stand several "tellings", but with most of theui there is a limit. I G-E Selective Air Conditions! SPECIAL DEMONSTRATION ALL THIS WEEK! GC! saw o ^Sub-Freezing Storage ?Low Temperature wit High Humidity Storage For Frozen-Food Storage, Fast Freez ing of Ice Cubes and Delicious Frozen Desserts. ? For Keeping Fresh Meats, Fowl and Fish Market Fresh for Days. Quick Chilling of Bever ages or Storing Ice Cubes, Desserts, etc. ? 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